Display shipper



June 11, 1963 G. M. DONAHUE ETAL 3,093,240

DISPLAY SHIPPER Filed May 15, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I II HAN/2.2: w a- INVENTORS GARY M DO VAHI/E JOSEPH SCHER f 0/4 V/D B. TRAl/V BY J. F TE/GLAND 4* W A. SL'HA/CH A TTORNEYS ig/ 127 I;

United States Patent ll 3,093,240 DISPLAY SHIPPER Gary M. Donahue, Toledo, ()hio, Joseph Seller, Rockville, N.Y., and David 13. Train, East Orange, NJL, as-

siguors to Owens-Illinois Glass Company, a corporation of ()hio Filed May 15, 1961, Ser. No. 109,946 3 Claims. (Cl. 20645.l9)

This invention relates generally to display shippers, and more particularly to a display shipper having a novel display base.

In the packaging of relatively small articles destined for consumer use, such as appliances, for example a coffee maker, it is conventional to confine the anticle in what is commonly referred to as a regular slotted carton. The articles relative location within the carton is determined by interior packing which keeps the article spaced from the walls of the carton, thereby preventing the article from being damaged during shipment. To display the article it is necessary for the retailer to remove the interior packing and then the article. In repacking the article after it has been displayed it is necessary to repeat the foregoing procedure in reverse order.

Our invention relates to a display shipper having a novel display base. The display base of our package serves both as a pedestal for displaying the article and also serves to confine the lower end of the article during shipment. The package of our invention is easily opened, and immediately upon opening, the article is ready to be displayed on its own individual display base.

Accordingly, it is an important object of our invention to provide a novel, improved display shipper of simple design and construction.

Another important object of our invention is to provide a display shipper having a novel base portion which serves both as a display base and also as interior packing.

The specific nature of this invention, as well as other objects and advantages thereof, will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the annexed sheets of drawings, on which, by way of example only, the preferred embodiment of this invention is illustrated.

On the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the blank used to form the sleeve of our display shipper;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the blank used to form the upper interior packing of our display shipper;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the blank used to form the novel display base of our display shipper;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the novel base portion of our display shipper partly assembled; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view, partly in section, showing the display shipper of our invention.

Briefly, the display shipper of our invention comprises three elements: a novel display base It sleeve 39, and upper interior packing 40. The display base comprises an outer base portion and an inner retaining portion which locates and confines the lower end of the article A being packaged. The upper interior packing 40 confines the upper end of the article. The sleeve 39 is adapted to telescope over the interior packing, the article, and the base portion of the display base, thereby cooperating with the interior packing and the base to restrict the longitudinal movement of the article within the display shipper. The display shipper is completed by taping the sleeve to the bottom panel of the display base.

Referring to FIG. 1, the sleeve 30 comprises what is commonly referred to as a half slotted container. The blank for the sleeve, which may be formed of corrugated paperboard or the like, comprises four side wall panels 31 foldably connected together along score lines 32. Con- 3,93,240 Patented June 11,1 963 ventional closure flaps 34 are foldably connected along score lines to free edges of respective side walls 31. The side walls 31 are folded into a tubular configuration and secured together by means of a glue tab 33. The closure flaps 34, are inwardly folded, normal to the side walls to close one end of the tubular configuration in a conventional manner, thereby forming a sleeve having one opened end.

Referring to FIG. 2, the upper interior packing comprises a primary locating panel 41 having a central aperture 42. The perimeter 4-3 of the aperture 42 is made to coincide with the upper end of the article A. Three upstanding flaps 44 are foldably attached to the primary panel 41, and when upwardly folded serve to limit the upward movement of the primary panel in a manner to be described. A third flap is attached to the other edge of primary panel 41 and has a secondary locating panel 46 foldably attachedthereto. The secondary locating panel 46 is folded to overlie, in parallel relationship, the primary panel 41. A second upstanding flap 47 is foldably attached to a secondary panel 46 and serves to restrict its upward movement by abutting against the closure flaps 34 of the sleeve in a manner to be described. Four triangular tabs '48 are formed in the secondary panel 46 and serve to confine and restrict the uppermost point on the article A. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the blank for the display base to is formed of bendable sheet-like material, such as corrugated paperboard or the like. The display base 10 comprises a base portion and a retaining or confining portion. The base portion comprises a bottom panel 11 having four outer side walls 12 foldably attached to its free edges. Two pairs of end flaps 13 are foldably attached to the end edges of an opposed pair of outer side walls 12. The outer side walls 12 have inner side walls 14 foldably attached to their outer free edges. The inner side walls 14 have outwardly extending locking tabs 15 which are adapted to be received by mating slots 16 appropriately arranged in the bottom panel 11. Referring particularly to FIG. 4, the outer side wall panels 12 are upwardly folded normal to the bottom panel 11, and the end flaps 13 are folded normal to their associated outer side Walls 12 so as to lie parallel to the adjacent outer side walls. The inner side walls are reversely folded downwardly so as to lie parallel with their associated outer side walls, whereby the locking tabs 15 extend into the slots 16 to lock the inner side walls in place. The structure thus described resembles a self-locking tray. The retaining portion comprises a load bearing'panel 21 having foldably attached to its peripheral free edges two pairs of opposed upstanding walls 22. Twopairs of corner flaps 23 are foldably attached to the end edges of an opposed pair of upstanding walls 22. Four trapezoidal shaped flaps 24 are foldably attached to the outer free edges of the upstanding walls 22. In assembly, the walls 22 are folded upwardly normal to the load bearing panel 21. The corner flaps 23 are folded normal to their associated walls 22 into parallel contact with the adjacent walls 22. The trapezoidal flaps 24 are then downwardly folded so as to form a generally truncated pyramid-shaped configuration. The free edges 26 of the trapezoidal panels are adapted to be snugly confined within the inner perimeter of the base portion. One of the trapezoidal flaps 24 is attached along its free edge to one of the inner side wall panels 14 so as to tie the retaining portion and the base portion together.

To assemble the display shipper, the display base 10 is erected in the manner described. The article A is placed within the retaining portion and is confined within the upstanding walls 22. The load bearing panel 21 and the upstanding walls 22 are dimensioned so as to restrict the lateral movement of the article, and snugly confine it.

Next, the interior packing 40 is placed on the upper end of the article with the upper end of the article being confined within the aperture 42. The sleeve 30' is then telescoped over the interior packing 40, the article A, and the display base 10. The upstanding flaps 44 and 47 abut against the closure flaps 34 to restrict the upward movement of the interior packing 40, and hence the article A.

A length of tape 50, which may be decorated to coincide with the printing on the exterior surface of the sleeve is then put in place to secure the sleeve to the display base. In unpacking the article, the tape is merely broken and the sleeve 30 and interior packing 40 are removed. The article then, setting on its display base, is ready for display purposes.

It will, of course, be understood that various details of construction may be modified through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and it is not, therefore, the purpose to limit the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A display shipper for shipping and displaying an article, comprising, a display base having a base portion and an article retaining portion, said base portion comprising a bottom panel, four upstanding outer side walls foldably connected to said bottom panel, two pairs of end flaps foldably connected to the end edges of an opposed pair of said sidewalls, said end flaps folded normal to their respective outer side walls into parallel relation with their respective adjacent outer side walls, inner side walls foldably connected to the outer edges of said outer side walls, said inner side walls folded downwardly into parallel relation with their respective outer side walls, means for locking said inner side walls in said downward position, said article retaining portion comprising a load bearing panel, upstanding walls foldably connected to said load bearing panel and arranged to confine the lower end of said article, trapezoidal flaps foldably attached to the outer free edges of said upstanding walls, said trapezoidal flaps folded to slope downwardly and outwardly from said upstanding walls, the lower free edges of said trapezoidal flaps adapted to fit snugly within the perimeter formed by said inner side walls, a sleeve having one closed end and adapted to telescope over said base portion and enclose said article, and interior packing adapted to confine the upper end of said article within said sleeve.

2. The display shipper of claim 1 wherein one of said trapezoidal flaps is foldably secured to the outer free edge of said inner side walls.

3. The display shipper of claim 1, wherein said interior packing includes an apertured panel having foldably attached upstanding flaps adapted to abut against the end of said sleeve, said aperture being sized to snugly receive the upper end of said article.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,156,074 Hahn Oct. 12, 1915 2,646,915 Bockmann July 28, 1953 2,654,469 Fulmer Oct. 6, 1953 2,682,949 Whitehead July 6, 1954 2,758,781 White Aug. 14, 1956 2,778,487 Raeburn J an. 22, 1957 2,979,251 Frisosky Apr. 11, 1961 

1. A DISPLAY SHIPPER FOR SHIPPING AND DISPLAYING AN ARTICLE, COMPRISING, A DISPLAY BASE HAVING A BASE PORTION AND AN ARTICLE RETAINING PORTION, SAID BASE PORTION COMPRISING A BOTTOM PANEL, FOUR UPSTANDING OUTER SIDE WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL, TWO PAIRS OF END FLAPS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE END EDGES OF AN OPPOSED PAIR OF SAID SIDEWALLS, SAID END FLAPS FOLDED NORMAL TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OUTER SIDE WALLS INTO PARALLEL RELATION WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ADJACENT OUTER SIDE WALLS, INNER SIDE WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE OUTER EDGES OF SAID OUTER SIDE WALLS, SAID INNER SIDE WALLS FOLDED DOWNWARDLY INTO PARALLEL RELATION WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE OUTER SIDE WALLS, MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID INNER SIDE WALLS IN SAID DOWNWARD POSITION, SAID ARTICLE RETAINING PORTION COMPRISING A LOAD BEARING PANEL, UPSTANDING WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID LOAD BEARING PANEL AND ARRANGED TO CONFINE THE LOWER END OF SAID ARTICLE, TRAPEZOIDAL FLAPS FOLDABLY ATTACHED TO THE OUTER FREE EDGES OF SAID UPSTANDING WALLS, SAID TRAPEZOIDAL FLAPS FOLDED TO SLOPE DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID UPSTANDING WALLS, THE LOWER FREE EDGES OF SAID TRAPEZOIDAL FLAPS ADAPTED TO FIT SNUGLY WITHIN THE PERIMETER FORMED BY SAID INNER SIDE WALLS, A SLEEVE HAVING ONE CLOSED END AND ADAPTED TO TELESCOPE OVER SAID BASE PORTION AND ENCLOSE SAID ARTICLE, AND INTERIOR PACKING ADAPTED TO CONFINE THE UPPER END OF SAID ARTICLE WITHIN SAID SLEEVE. 